Seek not the good in external things; seek it in yourselves.
EPICTETUSSmall-minded people blame others. Average people blame themselves. The wise see all blame as foolishness.
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It’s time to stop being vague. If you wish to be an extraordinary person, if you wish to be wise, then you should explicitly identify the kind of person you aspire to become.
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Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
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When you are offended at any man’s fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.
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Don’t be concerned with other people’s impressions of you. They are dazzled and deluded by appearances. Stick with your purpose. This alone will strengthen your will and give your life coherence.
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Don’t demand or expect that events happen as you would wish them do. Accept events as they actually happen. That way, peace is possible.
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Small-minded people blame others. Average people blame themselves. The wise see all blame as foolishness.
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It is unrealistc to expect people to see you as you see yourself.
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I laugh at those who think they can damage me. They do not know who I am, they do not know what I think, they cannot even touch the things which are really mine and with which I live.
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What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
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Don’t consent to be hurt and you won’t be hurt – this is a choice over which you have control.
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You can be happy if you know this secret: Some things are within your power to control and some things are not.
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Know you not that a good man does nothing for appearance sake, but for the sake of having done right?
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Difficulty shows what men are.
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It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death.
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It is better to die of hunger having lived without grief and fear, than to live with a troubled spirit, amid abundance.
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